Caroline Fontenot

“How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world.”
― Shane Claiborne

“When the church takes affairs of the state more seriously than they do Jesus, Pax Romana becomes its gospel and the president becomes the Son of God.

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― Shane Claiborne, Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals

“Today the logic goes something like this: 'Calling a ruler Son of God is out of style. No one really does that nowadays. We can support a president while also worshiping Jesus as the Son of God.' But how is this possible? For one says that we must love our enemies, and the other says we must kill them; one promotes the economics of competition, while the other admonishes the forgiveness of debts. To which do we pledge allegiance?”
― Shane Claiborne, Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals

“One thing that's clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace.”
― Shane Claiborne, Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals